THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR NORTHERN PLAINS TO NORTHEAST U.S.
WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST SUN FEB 20 2011
...WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO THE NORTHEAST...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE DAKOTAS AND
MINNESOTA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR A LARGE AREA OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS...GREAT LAKES...AND
NORTHEAST.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 PM CST...A 997 MB...29.44 INCH...SURFACE LOW WAS CENTERED
OVER SOUTHEASTERN IOWA. A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM
THE LOW INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY...WHILE A COLD FRONT WEST OF
THE LOW WAS USHERING AN ARCTIC AIRMASS INTO MUCH OF THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF SNOW EXTENDING FROM THE
DAKOTAS EASTWARD TO MARYLAND AND PENNSYLVANIA. THE SNOW WAS LIGHT
TO MODERATE IN MOST AREAS...HOWEVER HEAVY SNOW WAS REPORTED ACROSS
AREAS OF WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN. GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AT
TIMES WERE CREATING OCCASIONAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS AREAS OF
THE NORTHERN PLAINS. ON THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE SNOW...SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN WERE FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF IOWA AND
MINNESOTA EASTWARD INTO NORTHERN OHIO.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SAT FEB
19 THROUGH 800 PM CST SUN FEB 20...
...IOWA...
READS LANDING 1 W 6.3
WINONA 3 S 4.8
...MICHIGAN...
WHITEHALL 9.0
HOWARD CITY 8.0
STANTON 8.0
CALEDONIA 6.5
ANN ARBOR 6.4
COMMERCE 6.4
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP 6.0
HOLT 6.0
ORCHARD LAKE 1 SSW 6.0
TALLMADGE 6.0
DELTA MILLS 5.8
WAYLAND 2 W 5.7
...MINNESOTA...
BLOOMINGTON 13.0
ST PAUL 3 W 10.8
MONTEVIDEO 1 SSW 10.5
ST PETER 10.0
BURNSVILLE 3 SW 9.0
MINNEAPOLIS INTL ARPT 9.0
NEW ULM 8.3
MANKATO 7.0
ELLENDALE 6.0
MADELIA 6.0
...MONTANA...
HOYT 3 SW 12.0
MILDRED 10 SSW 12.0
CARLYLE 9 NW 9.0
FLOWING WELLS 1 NNE 7.0
GLENDIVE 2 WSW 7.0
GLASGOW 4.5
...NORTH DAKOTA...
BOWMAN 14.0
MARMATH 11.0
GLEN ULLIN 7.0
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
MIDLAND 17 NNW 16.0
REDIG 11 NE 14.0
KIRLEY 2 SW 12.0
MIDLAND 12.0
WOOD 10.0
ZEONA 11 ESE 10.0
FAITH 36 W 9.0
PIERRE 9.0
BROOKINGS 8.0
RAPID CITY 7.2
CASTLEWOOD 7.0
HOOVER 7.0
S BELVIDERE 7.0
LEMMON 11 SW 6.4
...WISCONSIN...
HOLMEN 2 S 6.8
ROCK DAM LAKE 6.2
WILTON 4 E 6.2
FOND DU LAC 2 SW 6.0
MERRILLAN 6.0
ARKDALE 5.4
ARCADIA 5.0
WAUTOMA 5.0
LA CROSSE 4.9
ALMA 4.5
MONTELLO 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SLEET IN INCHES FROM 700 AM CST SAT FEB 19
THROUGH 800 PM CST SUN FEB 20...
...NEBRASKA...
MULLEN 0.85
VALENTINE 0.70
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
SIOUX FALLX 1.00
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR IN THE LAST SIX
HOURS...
...MINNESOTA...
BLATNIK BRIDGE 67
DULUTH 55
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...
...NEBRASKA...
ATKINSON 1 W 1.00
ATKINSON 3 SW 1.00
BUTTE 0.75
THEDFORD 0.50
TAYLOR 0.33
WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE NORTHEAST
TONIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 8 TO 10 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS OF THE
MIDWEST...GREAT LAKES...AND NORTHEAST THROUGH MONDAY. LIGHT SNOW
WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES EVEN AFTER
THE HEAVIER SNOW HAS ENDED AS A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL LOW MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION. PRECIPITATION SHOULD COME TO AN END ACROSS THE
MIDWEST AND MOST OF THE NORTHEAST BY TUESDAY MORNING.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 937 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011